The Best Nebraska Movies

List Rules Regardless of where the movie was filmed, it must be set in Nebraska. Vote up the best movies with Nebraska as the backdrop.

Which of these movies about Nebraska are the best? It's time to vote up the best movies set in the Cornhusker State. Some of these movies were actually filmed in Nebraska but all of them are about or partially set in Nebraska. Nestled right in the middle of the United States, Nebraska is the inspiration or setting for classic movies and cult favorites. From Terms of Endearment to Children of the Corn and its several sequels, it's time to finally determine the greatest Nebraska movies.

Vote up the best movies based in Nebraska. Be sure to check back to see what other voters think about these Nebraska films. Don't see your favorite Nebraska movie? Add it to the list and find out how other film aficionados rank your additions.

Children of the Corn: Revelation is a 2001 horror film directed by Guy Magar. It was released straight to DVD as the seventh installment of the Children of the Corn and was followed by Children ...more

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice is the sequel to the 1984 movie Children of the Corn. This sequel, directed by David F. Price, stars Terence Knox, Ryan Bollman, Ned Romero, and Paul ...more

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 comedy-drama film adapted from the novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry, directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra ...more

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Children of the Corn: GenesisBilly Drago, Kelen Coleman, Barbara Nedeljáková

Children of the Corn: Genesis is the eighth installment of the Children of the Corn horror film series. It was released in 2011, and directed by Joel Soisson. The film stars Billy Drago and ...more

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering is the fourth film in the Children of the Corn horror series. It was released in 1996, and directed by Greg Spence. The film stars Naomi Watts and Karen ...more

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Boys Don't CryHilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Natalie Zea

Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, ...more

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return is the sixth film in the Children of the Corn series. It is the third film that went direct-to-video. It is best remembered for the return to the series ...more

Nebraska is a 2013 American comedy-drama black-and-white road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Bob Nelson. It stars Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, and Bob Odenkirk. The film ...more

Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name, written by ...more

The Stand is a 1994 American television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. King also wrote the teleplay, and has a cameo role in the series. It was directed by Mick ...more

1922 is a 2017 American horror-drama film directed by Zak Hilditch, based on Stephen King's novella. A simple yet proud farmer (Thomas Jane) in the year 1922 conspires to murder his wife (Molly ...more

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The NebraskanLee Van Cleef, Wallace Ford, Philip Carey

The Nebraskan is a film directed by Fred F. Sears released on Dec 2, 1953.

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach is an American sports comedy film directed by Danny Leiner and features actor Randy Quaid in a supporting role. It was filmed mostly in Austin and Taylor, Texas, ...more

Night of the Twisters is a 1996 television film directed by Timothy Bond, about a family's struggle to survive a night with a bizarre and terrible storm passing over their town. The TV movie is ...more